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Download full textBarnard, Wynette; And Others – 1980
Federal legislation mandates that applicants for research and development contracts in vocational education demonstrate a reasonable probability that the contract will result in improved teaching techniques or curriculum materials. To facilitate the impact of research activities, one must develop procedures to predict and assess research impact.…
Descriptors: Coordination, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Needs Assessment
Brown, Cynthia L.; Choy, Susan P. – 1988
When students choose postsecondary vocational education programs, they pay, in both money and in income lost during the time they are in the program. The public also pays by tax support for many educational programs. However, students often have little information about the effectiveness of these programs in terms of job placement, wage rates, and…
Descriptors: Disclosure, Enrollment Influences, Graduate Surveys, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedPhillips, Gary W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
In 1987, a survey report by J. Cannell was published criticizing state reports based on national standardized testing of elementary school students that indicated that all 50 states were above the national average. This phenomenon--known as the "Lake Wobegon Effect"--is analyzed. Technical problems with the study are considered. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms
Gillespie, Ellen B. – 1982
The legislation mandating Louisiana's Basic Skills Test was consistent with federal legislation in specifically including special education students. The development of policy alternatives for the testing of these students, however, was a complex process. Related issues include: (1) inclusion/exclusion of special education students, (2)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
David, Henry, Ed.; And Others – 1983
These proceedings consist of the papers presented at a conference on vocational education research in the 1980s. The first group of papers deals with various approaches to, and priorities for, vocational education research in the 1980s. Discussed in the next group of papers are national perspectives on research programming. Following this group…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Financial Support
Weibust, Patricia S. – 1980
This paper identifies issues which arose during the development of an ethnic studies curriculum project in Connecticut. It also defines the author's role as an educational anthropologist involved in the project. Initiated in 1974, the "Peoples of Connecticut" project involved research on ethnic groups in the state and promotion of curricula to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Media
